I'm new to the site as well and my daughter just turned 5 and she would be on hers all day couldn't get her to eat without it and it got so bad she even went potty with it. throw fits so bad it was hard to get it away best thing that ever happened she brought it in bathroom it fell in potty had to throw it away and never bought another one and she forgot all about it and is now more active.

Maybe try making the device limit the time so you aren't fighting all the time.

Use these instructions https://www.howtogeek.com/251365/how-to-set-a-s...

We realized our son just can't handle screen time at all. He acted like a junky even with as little as 30 minutes so we cut him off. He can only see tv or the iPad if he is sick and we need him to stay still all day. I think every kid is different I know tons of ASD and NT kids that handle it just fine, but man my kid whew.

Hope it helps!

The school used to use a timer for my son's ipad use there. They would sit it next to him so he could see it count down and he would know when time's up. At first, he melted down when the timer when off, but he got used to it and went along with their program.

I hate the Ipad and threw it in the yard at one point. My daughter spends most of her waking moments outside therapy with that disgusting device. We tell her with a countdown when we will take it from her and she will comply but she runs right back to it when she can. To me, it's just a pacifier and worse than TV or video games because other people can't watch as well so it doesn't help socialization but encourages isolation.

Thank you @A MyAutismTeam Member and @A MyAutismTeam Member! Both responses are very useful!

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